STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: There can be speed bumps on the road to higher education, but a program offered through Oklahoma State University and OSU Extension is helping make that road smoother. The Brighter Future program connects freshmen through senior high school students with tools to navigate the college enrollment process or other post-high school career opportunities and succeed in life. Steve Beck, Oklahoma 4-H Youth Develop  more

CLAREMORE, Oklahoma, May 2 -- The Cherokee Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news on May 1, 2024: The Cherokee Nation signed an agreement with Rogers State University Wednesday committing up to $4 million to support construction of the proposed Center for Science and Technology on the RSU campus in Claremore. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin, Jr., Deputy Principal Chief Bryan Warner, RSU President Larry Rice, and Nick Harris, chairman of th  more

ADA, Oklahoma, May 2 -- East Central University issued the following news: The City of Ada has designated $1.25M of Prop 2 economic development funds to support the East Central University School of Nursing Expansion Project in the construction of the new Nursing/STEM building on the ECU campus. "The City of Ada and ECU have had a long and productive relationship in improving Ada and the lives of its citizens," said interim City Manager for Ada, Angie Stout. "This relationship continues with t  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today led a coalition of 11 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to respect a state attorney general's unique role in the prosecutorial process, specifically by giving appropriate weight to an AG's confession of error in a case that led to a capital conviction. "An attorney general's confession of error in any criminal prosecut  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: The College of Arts and Sciences Scholarship Committee has selected Julia Murphy as the CAS Orange Gown Graduate for Oklahoma State University's Spring 2024 undergraduate commencement ceremony. "I am honored to be the Orange Gown Graduate for the College of Arts and Sciences for the spring of 2024," Murphy said. "It is a privilege to represent my college at graduation and I hope to make CAS proud as a studen  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 1 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Integrative biology master's student Owen Edwards has been named Oklahoma State University's Honorary Graduate Commencement Marshal for spring 2024, the highest honor given to a doctoral or master's student at each OSU commencement. "Owen has made exceptional contributions to Oklahoma State University's land-grant mission through exemplary research, teaching and outreach endeavors," said Dr. Bo Zhan  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Talayah Razzaghi, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Oklahoma, has been awarded a Faculty Early Career Development Program award from the National Science Foundation for her work titled "Personalized Maternal Care Decision Support System for Underserved Populations." Known as a CAREER award, Razzaghi was awarded $496,732 to research machine learning-b  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Department of Plant Biology, Ecology and Evolution graduate student Megan Adler recently received a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship is considered the most prestigious and competitive fellowship for any STEM graduate student. There are approximately 2,000 awardees out of an estimated 14,000 applicants. Awardees receive $159,000 in funding over thr  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 2 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news on May 1, 2024: Today, Governor Kevin Stitt announced that the White House has approved the state's request for disaster assistance for three Oklahoma counties hit hard by recent tornadoes and severe storms. The disaster assistance benefits individuals and business owners impacted by severe weather April 27-28 in Hughes, Love, and Murray counties. The state will request additional counties be added to the  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 2 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: Governor Kevin Stitt joined 52 governors in sending a letter to U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and the U.S. Department of Defense opposing Legislative Proposal 480, which would weaken Governors' legitimate authority over National Guard assets, threatening military readiness and operational efficiency of their units. The letter reads, in part: "For over a century, Title 10 and Title 32 of U.S.C. h  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 2 -- The Oklahoma House issued the following news release: The Governor has recently signed a measure allowing mutual insurers in the state to reorganize into converted stock insurers and establish mutual holding companies. Rep. Mark Tedford, R-Tulsa, authored House Bill 3090, which will streamline the transitioning of mutual insurance structures, fostering a more flexible and competitive insurance market. "This legislation represents a forward-looking approach to  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 2 -- The Oklahoma State Senate issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Sen. Todd Gollihare, R-Kellyville, on Wednesday celebrated several of his policy priorities being signed into law. Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed into law a handful of Gollihare's bills, including public safety proposals, a measure to protect landowner's property rights and a bill on firefighter's pensions. These are among the bills Senator Gollihare authored or coauthored that have been   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: We've all had ideas spurred on by conversations with friends that we've furiously scribbled down on the closest napkin, never to be thought of again. For a couple of Oklahoma State University students, nothing could be further from the truth. Jack Pitts, a sports management junior in the Spears School of Business, and Keenan Holsapple, a soon-graduating computer engineering senior in the College of   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 1 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Two teams of students from the Spears School of Business' student-managed investment fund (SMIF) class made the final competition round at the University of Tulsa's Investment Portfolio Challenge on April 17. The team of Carson Confer, Connor Mackey, Anna Taylor, Wyatt Blackstock and Jordan Flinton placed second and took home a $5,000 cash prize, while the Dino and the Fellas team, consisting of Tyler   more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: While most Oklahoma State University students are hitting the library to study for finals, music industry majors take the stage to learn about all facets of the music industry. The "Anything but Classical" course at the Michael and Anne Greenwood School of Music offers many unique opportunities for students to get involved in producing, performing and writing music. One event that every student l  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 1 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: Carson Sager was selected as the Oklahoma State University College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology Orange Gown recipient for the spring 2024 semester. Every semester, a distinguished individual from each academic college is selected to don the orange cap and gown at commencement ceremonies. Sager will represent CEAT in the orange distinction on Saturday, May 11. The orange gown serves as a testamen  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 30 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: A thought-provoking new exhibition, curated by Oklahoma State University students, will open on April 30th at the OSU Museum of Art. "Picturing Resilient Communities: Photographs of Chinese American Encounters in San Francisco's Chinatown and Peking, 1900-1925" offers a unique juxtaposition of two distinct photography collections. The photographs in the exhibition were taken in Old Beijing -- then   more

LAWTON, Oklahoma, May 2 (TNSres) -- Cameron University issued the following news release: A group of Cameron University students had the opportunity to present their undergraduate research projects during the university's recent President's Partners celebration, an event recognizing the contributions of donors to the Cameron University Foundation. "Undergraduate research plays a significant role in the quality of education we provide to our students," says CU President John McArthur. "Since ma  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: Diabetes and heart disease often go hand in hand. People with diabetes face a much greater risk for heart attack and stroke than those without diabetes, and an estimated two-thirds of people with diabetes eventually die because of heart disease. To better understand that risk, University of Oklahoma researchers are studying the role of platelets, tiny blood cells that help the body form clo  more

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, May 1 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: For Dr. Ryan M. Armstrong, Oklahoma State University religious studies visiting professor, venturing outside the classroom and into sacred buildings provides vital firsthand experience for his world religion studies students. "One thing is seeing the people giving these tours, how passionate they are," said Armstrong, who takes his classes to two religious sites each semester. "The other thing is th  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, May 2 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news release: In classic Oklahoma form, spring severe weather the weekend of April 27 interrupted a planned excursion for University of Oklahoma scholars and almost 40 Oklahomans to explore by charter bus the cultural landmark of Route 66 in the state. The weather didn't deter the participants' goal of engaging with Oklahoma's intricate cultural landscape, however. When the decision was made at lunchtime to forego tra  more